29 August 1966: The Beatles' final concert in Candlestick Park, San Francisco | The Beatles Bible Ringo Starr Anthology The Park's capacity was 42,500, but only 25,000 tickets were sold, leaving large sections of unsold seats. Fans paid between $4.50 and $6.50 for tickets, and The Beatles' fee was around $90,000. The show's promoter was local company Tempo Productions. The Beatles took 65% of the gross, the city of San Francisco took 15% of paid admissions and were given 50 free tickets. This arrangement, coupled with low ticket sales and other unexpected expenses resulted in a financial loss for Tempo Productions. Candlestick Park was the home of the baseball team the San Francisco Giants. The stage was located just behind second base on the field, and was five feet high and surrounded by a six-foot high wire fence. The compère was 'Emperor' Gene Nelson of KYA 1260 AM, and the support acts were, in order of appearance, The Remains, Bobby Hebb, The Cyrkle and The Ronettes.

The show began at 8pm. I was the MC, and, as any Giants fans will know, Candlestick Park in August, at night, was cold, foggy and windy. The funniest thing this night was one of the warm-up acts, Bobby Hebb. He stood up on the stage at Candlestick Park, with the fog, and the wind blowing, and he was singing 'Sunny'! It was tough anyway to work a ballpark as an MC, especially as The Beatles were taking their time to get out. I was trying to entertain a crowd that was shouting, 'Beatles, Beatles, Beatles.' The dressing room was chaos. There were loads of people there. The press tried to get passes for their kids and the singer Joan Baez was in there. Any local celebrity, who was in town, was in the dressing room. They were having a party in there. They were having a perfectly wonderful time, while I was freezing my buns off on second base!

'Emperor' Gene Nelson The Beatles Off The Record, Keith Badman The Beatles took to the stage at 9.27pm, and performed 11 songs: Rock And Roll Music , She's A Woman , If I Needed Someone , Day Tripper , Baby's In Black , I Feel Fine , Yesterday , I Wanna Be Your Man , Nowhere Man , Paperback Writer and Long Tall Sally . The group knew it was to be their final concert. Recognising its significance, John Lennon and Paul McCartney took a camera onto the stage, with which they took pictures of the crowd, the rest of the group, and themselves at arm's length. Before one of the last numbers, we actually set up this camera, I think it had a fisheye, a wide-angle lens. We set it up on the amplifier and Ringo came off the drums, and we stood with our backs to the audience and posed for a photograph, because we knew that was the last show. George Harrison The Beatles Off The Record, Keith Badman As The Beatles made their way to Candlestick Park, Paul McCartney asked their press officer Tony Barrow to make a recording of the concert on audio cassette, using a hand-held recorder.

The cassette lasted 30 minutes on each side, and, as Barrow didn't flip it during the show, the recording cut off during final song Long Tall Sally . There was a sort of end of term spirit thing going on, and there was also this kind of feeling amongst all of us around The Beatles, that this might just be the last concert that they will ever do. I remember Paul, casually, at the very last minute, saying, 'Have you got your cassette recorder with you?' and I said, 'Yes, of course.' Paul then said, 'Tape it will you? Tape the show,' which I did, literally just holding the microphone up in the middle of the field. As a personal souvenir of the occasion, it was a very nice thing to have and the only difference was that it wasn't a spectacular occasion. It was nothing like Shea Stadium, there was nothing special about it at all, except that The Beatles did put in extra ad-libs and link material which they hadn't put in before on any other occasion. Tony Barrow The Beatles Off The Record, Keith Badman Barrow gave the original tape of the Candlestick Park concert to McCartney.

He also made a single copy, which was kept in a locked drawer in Barrow's office desk. The recording has since become widely circulated on bootlegs, although quite how is not known. At San Francisco airport, as our plane prepared to take off, Paul's head came over the top of my seat from the row behind: 'Did you get anything on tape?' I passed the cassette recorder back to him: 'I got the lot, except that the tape ran out in the middle of Long Tall Sally.' He asked if I had left the machine running between numbers to get all the announcements and the boys' ad lib remarks. I said: 'It's all there from the guitar feedback before the first number.' Paul was clearly chuffed to have such a unique souvenir of what would prove to be an historic evening - the farewell stage show from the Fab Four. Back in London I kept the concert cassette under lock and key in a drawer of my office desk, making a single copy for my personal collection and passing the original to Paul for him to keep. Years later my Candlestick Park recording re-appeared in public as a bootleg album.

If you hear a bootleg version of the final concert that finishes during Long Tall Sally it must have come either from Paul's copy or mine, but we never did identify the music thief! Tony Barrow Barry Tuesday 29 May 2012 Correction.1260 is an AM frequency, not an FM frequency. It was KYA 1260 AM, not FM. Reply Andrew Kemp Tuesday 23 October 2012 I’ve listened closely to Paul’s introduction to Long Tall Sally and I think there’s an important part you’ve left out (although you and others may not hear what I hear): “…And we’d like to ask you to join in and, er, clap, sing, talk, in fact, go home, no, do anything. Anyway, the song is… good night.” Yep – I think they’re so fed up he even says, a little off mic, “in fact, go home”. The remarks from the stage in this show really show where they were at at this time. Just sick of the screaming and pointlessness of live performing when no one even listened.

Reply ken murphy Saturday 24 November 2012 I took my wife of 43 years to this concert on our first date. I remember they wore kelly green suits and white socks, which was not cool in those days. You really couldn’t hear them through all the screaming. It also seemed to me that they ended early, maybe fed up with everything. I didn’t realize till the late 90’s that it was their last performance. Reply eric plant Thursday 7 February 2013 WHERE WHERE WHERE can I find a pic of the beatles with their backs to the crowd they took onstage???? I’ve seen them in documentaries but can find a single pic online! HELP!! Matt Monday 18 March 2013 One Of Johns Pictures from Candlestick Park. Reply Tomaji Monday 2 September 2013 It’s weird that Ringo (supposedly) said that about John, when it was GEORGE who said he’d had enough. He hated flying and they almost got killed when an engine caught fire on one flight during that tour.

He said, “After this gig, I’m no longer a Beatle”…and that at least got the all thinking about it for sure. Reply Brian Monday 14 October 2013 On the one hand, one can be surprised that the final Beatle concert did not sell-out…on the other hand, consider lousy weather, crummy sound system, and the Fab Four performing an 11 song set, I’d say those not attending did not miss much, outside of the historic significance. Reply Arthur Silva Friday 2 May 2014 I was 10, My aunt and uncle was leaving for London, mom and dad said my brother and I where going to the airport to say good by, Did not want to go but this is my story, Arrived there to see all these girls screaming, we where following our parents to an area of the airport that was under construction, all first class passengers where there, My aunt and uncle and yes George, Paul, John and Ringo, I wonder if they remember me or even this requirement due to the crowded airport, yes I was the last to see this group together in this country. P.S.

Uncle and aunt said they where 4 of the rudest bastards they ever met. (Remember they spent the flight time between states and London together, They where Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hickey) Should would like to shake Paul’s hand as the last to say good by in 1966. Back then the older people didn’t like long hair or load music, and 4 young men who had fame felt they could say and do anything of course, FAME and YOUTH, even today, can cause trouble along with lack of respect for others, as we have seen. P.S. Broke my first ankle wearing Beatle Boots…….Remember…….. Reply Susan Friday 11 July 2014 I was at that concert too – 11 years old. My father took me and my friend (who got lost in the crowd!) I remember the roar of the crowd, the excitement, the anticipation, wondering when the Beatles were going to come out on the field, and the decoy car that drove around and around on the field–everyone thought the Beatles were going to jump out of the car, and of course they didn’t.

The screaming was so loud we couldn’t hear a thing but it didn’t matter. I was madly in love with George at that time. Even seeing the band from a distance was thrilling. I’ll always love my dad for taking me to that concert. Reply John Tuesday 5 August 2014 I was there. Fifteen years old…on my first date with a girl named Cheri. My Parents drove us. I still have the ticket stub & the memories. I even stole a kiss off my date. Years later in 1969, I was in London & made my way to EMI Studios where The Beatles recorded….right on the blvd. Abbey Road. I ended up meeting Paul, George,Ringo & their producer George Martin. I was eighteen… and have to admit…quite a thrill. I remember where I was & the exact moment when I heard The Beatles from a little hand held transistor radio for the first time. Reply Ron Nasty Sunday 17 August 2014 According to this article there was a reason only 25,000 of the 42,500 seats were filled.

I’m not sure I’ve read this before but, according to Raechel Donahue (wife of the late KYA DJ Tom Donahue, who co-managed Tempo Productions), the City of San Francisco’s Parks and Recreation Department only licensed the show for 25,000 tickets, not allowing any tickets for the bleachers to be sold. Provided her memory is right, despite the thousands of empty seats, every ticket was sold. I wonder whether this explains some of the seemingly low attendances at some of 1966 US shows, that local authorities were limiting how many thousands of screaming girls they wanted to cope with? Reply Janet Friday 29 August 2014 I was lucky to have a good seat stage right with my two best friends (who are BTW still so) We could see thier facial expressions clearly. The most amazing memory I have is that when Paul sang Yesterday there were only two girls screaming in the intire stadium. We could actually HEAR the music! Reply AT Press Monday 1 September 2014 I saw them earlier on the same tour, at Shea Stadium (excuse me, at Che Stadium) in NYC. Yes, the screaming girls…and boys.

The Ronettes (not the Shirelles) could have headlined in New York. The Cyrkle began with the intro of “Red Rubber Ball” but turned it into their followup song, “Turn Down Day.” Of course I had no idea that it was the Beatles’ final tour. I was impressed that they attempted to tune their guitars between songs. And that they did their current single, “Paperback Writer,” despite how complex the recorded harmonies were. It’s a night I will remember forever and ever. Thanks, my Fab friends. I still squee when “Please Please Me” comes on the radio! Reply Fred Garten Monday 29 September 2014 Hey I stumbled onto this site by chance. To see if their were any interest and value to an old Suite Case full of Teen Magazines, News Paper Clippings, Published Photo’s etc.etc. From a Teen Collector back in the Day. I am truly Blown Away about how to date So Many People are still impacted by this Event. I had a very close friend recently pass away that was at the Show. She took Very Detailed Notes and wrote a 40 page account off what took place thru her eyes.

She had kept all items related to Event from Ticket Stub to the Hand Held AM Radio, Binoculars, etc. As a matter of fact I think she kept every News Article and Magazine ever produced about The Boys. My Friend went on to become a High School English Teacher for 28 years.(as well as other accomplishments ) I am wondering if their is an interest in all this paperwork or even possibly making into a short book for all to enjoy. She would have loved to be able to have shared her account and possibly impact a few people thru her eyes. Rest in Piece my Friend ! Cheers, Reply Marc Tuesday 7 October 2014 I was 12 years old when my mom got tickets for me and my 14 year old brother to go see the Beatles at Candlestick. As soon as the Beatles came out everyone stood up which left me, and all other short people, at a disadvantage. There was a young lady in front of me, about 20 years old, who jumped and screamed for the whole show and she would occasionally turn and apologize to me. Finally a guy behind me grabbed me under the arm pits and hoisted me up so my feet were on the back of my seat. I could see the Beatles.

It truly was a crazy day. Reply John Sharkey Sunday 15 March 2015 I was there at Candlestick Park on Monday, August 29, 1966 for both shows by the Beatles. I had also been at the two previous shows when the Beatles played the Cow Palace. I was on John’s side of the stage about 20-30 yards back and I could see and hear everything perfectly. What amazed me, besides the hysterics of it all, was the fact that all the house lights were on and you could look around and see everyone. It’s no wonder the people behind couldn’t hear anything except the screaming, but for myself, being up-close was a big help. (I also remember some guy who came from the audience from behind the stage who got onto the stage and stole John’s cap right off his head. What a despicable person!) The set-up was quite different at Candlestick Park. Although they had a better PA than at the Cow Palace still they were quite far from the audience. It simply wasn’t possible for anyone in the audience to throw anything at them and hit their mark, they were too far away.

On Monday, May 30, 1966 Paperback Writer/Rain was released and as the musical arranger and one of the lead singers for the Syndicate of Sound we taped the songs that afternoon and learned how to play them both so I was quite familiar with the chord progressions, the harmonies, etc. That evening of May 30th we appeared with the Charlatans and the headliners ‘The Lovin’ Spoonful’ at the Greek Amphitheatre (UC Berkeley). We performed both Paperback Writer & Rain along with other songs, including our hit, ‘Little Girl’. When the Beatles played Paperback Writer on Aug. 29th they did not do the same three part harmony opening which they sang on the record. It was close but… I was shocked they did not do the identical version. After the second show I drove over to the airport where their private plane was sitting on the tarmac and waved to them as they climbed the stairs, turned around and waved back at those of us who were lucky enough to be there to say good-bye. I feel extremely lucky to have been to four (4) live performances by the Beatles. It was an experience I shall never forget.

Oh, and BTW, the Grateful Dead were in the audience at Candlestick Park too. John Sharkey 03152015 YouTube Undo Close "The Beatles - "Candlestick ..." The YouTube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third-party notifications of copyright infringement. Sorry about that. Paul McCartney Reveals Unseen Photo of The Beatles' Final Show - CraveOnline by Paul Tamburro Aug 15th, 2014 Paul McCartney has revealed a previously unseen photograph of The Beatles’ final live concert in Candlestick Park, San Francisco. The Beatles’ final performance took place in the venue on August 29th, 1966, playing to a crowd of 25,000 (though the venue held 42,500 – that’s right, The Beatles didn’t sell out on their last ever scheduled live show). The Beatles would reunite for an unannounced live appearance on the rooftop of the Apple building in 1969. McCartney displayed the photograph, which can be seen below, on a big screen behind him as he performed in Candlestick Park last night (August 14th).

The former Beatle named the gig “Farewell To Candlestick: The Final Concert” in reference to the band’s 1966 show, along with it being the last destination of his ‘Out There’ tour. Speaking at the end of his two-and-a-half hour performance, McCartney said: “Thank you, San Francisco, for being cool now and for being cool back then.” The legendary Candlestick Park is not to be shut down, with McCartney fittingly providing the stadium with its last ever live event. With 50,000 fans in attendance, the turn-out for the sold-out show was spectacular, as San Francisco waved goodbye to the venue after 54 years. Header Image: Getty Images Listen to cassette recording of The Beatles’ final concert at Candlestick Park | Consequence of Sound The No. 1 Source For Breaking Music and Film Headlines Listen to cassette recording of The Beatles’ final concert at Candlestick Park Reddit Yesterday, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of The Beatles and Bob Dylan meeting for the very first time (aka, the day the Fab Four smoked their first joint).

Today, we look back on another historical moment in the legendary group’s career: their final concert, which took place 48 years ago on August 29th, 1966 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. (While they did perform together later in January 1969 on the rooftop of their label, Apple, the event was unannounced and thus, not considered an “official concert”.) The Beatles’ last show in Candlestick Park, then home to the San Francisco Giants, featured an 11-song set over the course of about 30 minutes. Among the hits played were “She’s a Woman”, “Day Tripper”, “I Feel Fine”, “Yesterday”, and “Paperback Writer”. Tickets for the event cost only about $4.50 to $6.50 a piece, and unbelievably enough, only a little more than half of the venue’s 42,500 seats were sold. (What even … ?) As the band knew it would be their final proper concert together, John Lennon and Paul McCartney reportedly brought a camera onto the stage with them to take photos of the crowd and personally document the momentous occasion.

The Beatles had also requested their press officer, Tony Barrow, to record the concert on cassette. However, since the tape could only hold 30 minutes on each side and Barrow forgot to turn it over towards the end of the set, the closing song (“Long Tall Sally”) was never recorded in full. It’s unknown just how that recording was distributed and bootlegged — to this day only two tapes (the original and one copy) were known to have been made — but, boy, are we lucky that it did. Below, listen to the audio from that very special night, followed by a lengthy and detailed account of the show and a few of the events that came before and after it, including George Harrison saying on their flight out of San Francisco: “That’s it, then. I’m not a Beatle anymore.” 01. 00:00 “Rock and Roll Music” 02. 01:39 “She’s a Woman” 03. 04:52 “If I Needed Someone” 04. 07:52 “Day Tripper” 05. 10:58 “Baby’s In Black” 06.

13:43 “I Feel Fine” 07. 16:24 “Yesterday” 08. 19:06 “I Wanna Be Your Man” 09. 21:45 “Nowhere Man” 10. 24:33 “Paperback Writer” 11. 27:19 “Long Tall Sally” (Incomplete) Although they made an unannounced live appearance in January 1969 on the rooftop of the Apple building, The Beatles’ final live concert took place on 29 August 1966 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California. The Park’s capacity was 42,500, but only 25,000 tickets were sold, leaving large sections of unsold seats. Fans paid between $4.50 and $6.50 for tickets, and The Beatles’ fee was around $90,000. The show’s promoter was local company Tempo Productions. The Beatles took 65% of the gross, the city of San Francisco took 15% of paid admissions and were given 50 free tickets.

This arrangement, coupled with low ticket sales and other unexpected expenses resulted in a financial loss for Tempo Productions. Candlestick Park was the home of the baseball team the San Francisco Giants. The stage was located just behind second base on the field, and was five feet high and surrounded by a six-foot high wire fence. The compère was ‘Emperor’ Gene Nelson of KYA AM 1260, and the support acts were, in order of appearance, The Remains, Bobby Hebb, The Cyrkle and The Ronettes. The show began at 8pm. The Beatles took to the stage at 9.27pm, and performed 11 songs: Rock And Roll Music, She’s A Woman, If I Needed Someone, Day Tripper, Baby’s In Black, I Feel Fine, Yesterday, I Wanna Be Your Man, Nowhere Man, Paperback Writer and Long Tall Sally. The group knew it was to be their final concert. Recognising its significance, John Lennon and Paul McCartney took a camera onto the stage, with which they took pictures of the crowd, the rest of the group, and themselves at arm’s length.

As The Beatles made their way to Candlestick Park, Paul McCartney asked their press officer Tony Barrow to make a recording of the concert on audio cassette, using a hand-held recorder. The cassette lasted 30 minutes on each side, and, as Barrow didn’t flip it during the show, the recording cut off during final song Long Tall Sally. Barrow gave the original tape of the Candlestick Park concert to McCartney. He also made a single copy, which was kept in a locked drawer in Barrow’s office desk. The recording has since become widely circulated on bootlegs, although quite how is not known. The final show saw perhaps a slightly more energetic performance than usual from The Beatles, and was longer than their usual 20-25 minute duration. They barely paused between songs, although their on-stage patter was notably looser and less scripted than normal. Particularly revealing are McCartney’s comments before Paperback Writer, during which he questions the group’s future; and Long Tall Sally, which may have carried a veiled reference to the withdrawn ‘butcher’ artwork for Yesterday… And Today. Just before leaving the stage, John Lennon teasingly played the opening bars of In My Life, before running off to join the rest of the group backstage.

The Beatles were quickly taken to the airport in an armoured car. They flew from San Francisco to Los Angeles, arriving at 12.50am. During the flight George Harrison was heard to exclaim: “That’s it, then. I’m not a Beatle anymore.” The Beatles concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco on Aug 29, 1966 - The Paul McCartney Project From Wikipedia : The Beatles made an unannounced live appearance on the roof of their London Apple office at Saville Row on January 30th, 1969 but their final paid live concert took place on August 29th, 1966 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California. Only 25,000 tickets were sold despite the fact that Candlestick Park has a capacity for 42,500 people. A local company called Tempo Productions was in charge of the arrangement and due to the low ticket sales and other expenses this concert resulted in a loss for them.

At 9:27pm the Beatles finally took the stage and proceeded to play eleven songs: “Rock And Roll Music”, “She’s A Woman”, “If I Needed Someone”, “Day Tripper, Baby’s In Black”, “I Feel Fine”, “Yesterday”, “I Wanna Be Your Man”, “Nowhere Man”, “Paperback Writer” and “Long Tall Sally”. Knowing that this would be their last concert, members of the band took measures of their own to capture their last moments on stage. Each brought a camera and McCartney asked Beatles’ press agent Tony Barrow to successfully make a rough audio tape recording from the field. The recording of this final concert is now widely circulated on bootlegs. “Long Tall Sally” on the bootlegs is not complete, as Barrow didn’t flip the tape over during the show then the song was cut off. Barrow gave the original tape of the Candlestick Park concert to McCartney. He also made a single copy, which was kept in a locked drawer in Barrow’s office desk. The Beatles were quickly taken to the airport in an armoured car. They flew from San Francisco to Los Angeles, arriving at 12.50am.

During the flight George Harrison was heard to exclaim: “That’s it, then. I’m not a Beatle anymore.“ Paul McCartney returned to Candlestick Park in 2014 for his Out There tour , the last-ever concert there before its demolition. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr of The Beatles perform during the last concert on their final tour at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California, August 29, 1966. John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles share a microphone during the last concert on their final tour at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California, August 29, 1966. Candlestick Park This was the 1st concert played at Candlestick Park. A total of 2 concerts have been played there • 1966 • Aug 29th • 2014 • Aug 14th Setlist for the concert 1000+ images about Beatles last paying Concert on Pinterest | Parks, Marshalls and Jim o'rourke Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas Beatles last paying Concert On the 29th of August 1966, the Beatles gave their last paying concert at the Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

Jim Marshall was the only official photographer allowed to take picture of their last concert. 70 Pins382 Followers 1000+ images about Beatles on Pinterest | Ringo starr, The ed sullivan show and George harrison Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas Beatles 29 August 1966: The Beatles' final concert in Candlestick Park, San Francisco | The Beatles Bible - Part 2 Previous 1 2 The final show saw perhaps a slightly more energetic performance than usual from The Beatles, and was longer than their usual 20-25 minute duration. They barely paused between songs, although their on-stage patter was notably looser and less scripted than normal. Although I didn't fancy my chances of making a brilliant recording of the concert, one thing in my favour was the great distance between the stage and the stands at this particular venue. Because of this, I guessed I might be able to capture sound from the stage without picking up too much of the non-stop screams and shouts of the fans coming from the stands. The fact that it was an open-air gig also helped. In an enclosed auditorium it would have been impossible to pick up the sound of the music without picking up too much crowd noise.

When the last of the supporting acts came off stage I went out on the field ahead of the boys. When John, Paul, George and Ringo ran out across the grass a roar of approval went up from the stands and, as they did a quickie tune-up on stage, each chord they played caused a further roar. One of the US deejays in our travelling party, who I had prevented from recording an earlier concert on the tour, saw me holding my mike up in the air and mimicked my words of warning back to me: 'On Brian Epstein 's orders there must be no recording of the performances. Please turn off.' With a finger to my lips, I indicated to him to shut up, I didn't want extraneous voices on my 'official' concert recording. Up on stage one of the boys yelled 'Hello' to test his voice mike and in another moment the group tore into Chuck Berry's Rock And Roll Music . Tony Barrow John, Paul, George, Ringo & Me Particularly revealing are McCartney's comments before Paperback Writer , during which he questions the group's future; and Long Tall Sally, which may have carried a veiled reference to the withdrawn 'butcher' artwork for Yesterday... And Today . Thank you!

Thank you very much everybody, and hello, good evening. We'd like to carry on with a song, not surprisingly, by, er, written by George . And this song was on our Rubber Soul LP. And the song is called If I Needed, er, Someone ! Paul McCartney Thank you everybody, thank you. We'd like to carry on now, er, carry on together, at will - one together and all for one - with another number that used to be a single record back in, er... long time ago. And this one's about the naughty lady called Day Tripper ! Thank you! Thank you. We'd like to carry on with something that's very old indeed. And this one was recorded in about 1959, and it's called I Feel Fine . George Harrison Like to carry on with a song from Yesterday... And Today. And this was a single as well. And it features Paul singing a very nice song called Yesterday . George Harrison Thank you very much everybody. Thank you. And it's, er, it's a bit chilly. We'd like to do the next number now which is a special request, for all the wonderful backroom boys on this tour.

And the song is I Wanna Be Your Man , and to sing it, Ringo ! Paul McCartney Thank you Ringo. Lovely working with you, Ringo. We'd like to do another song now from our BBC [sic] album. And this ones called "He's a real Nowhere Man , sitting in his nowhere land". Oh yeah! John Lennon We'd like to carry on, I think. We're not really sure yet. I'd like to carry on, certainly. Definitely. Well, shall we just watch this for a bit? Just watch it. The next song is called Paperback Writer. Paul McCartney Thank you very much everybody. Everybody, wonderful. Frisco, butchered. We'd like to say that, erm, it's been wonderful being here, in this wonderful sea air. Sorry about the weather. And we'd like to ask you to join in and, er, clap, sing, talk, do anything. Anyway, the song is... good night. Paul McCartney, introducing Long Tall Sally Just before leaving the stage, John Lennon teasingly played the opening bars of In My Life , before running off to join the rest of the group backstage. The Beatles were quickly taken to the airport in an armoured car.

They flew from San Francisco to Los Angeles, arriving at 12.50am. During the flight George Harrison was heard to exclaim: "That's it, then. I'm not a Beatle anymore." Barry Tuesday 29 May 2012 Correction.1260 is an AM frequency, not an FM frequency. It was KYA 1260 AM, not FM. Reply Andrew Kemp Tuesday 23 October 2012 I’ve listened closely to Paul’s introduction to Long Tall Sally and I think there’s an important part you’ve left out (although you and others may not hear what I hear): “…And we’d like to ask you to join in and, er, clap, sing, talk, in fact, go home, no, do anything. Anyway, the song is… good night.” Yep – I think they’re so fed up he even says, a little off mic, “in fact, go home”. The remarks from the stage in this show really show where they were at at this time. Just sick of the screaming and pointlessness of live performing when no one even listened.

Reply ken murphy Saturday 24 November 2012 I took my wife of 43 years to this concert on our first date. I remember they wore kelly green suits and white socks, which was not cool in those days. You really couldn’t hear them through all the screaming. It also seemed to me that they ended early, maybe fed up with everything. I didn’t realize till the late 90’s that it was their last performance. Reply eric plant Thursday 7 February 2013 WHERE WHERE WHERE can I find a pic of the beatles with their backs to the crowd they took onstage???? I’ve seen them in documentaries but can find a single pic online! HELP!! Matt Monday 18 March 2013 One Of Johns Pictures from Candlestick Park. Reply Tomaji Monday 2 September 2013 It’s weird that Ringo (supposedly) said that about John, when it was GEORGE who said he’d had enough. He hated flying and they almost got killed when an engine caught fire on one flight during that tour.

He said, “After this gig, I’m no longer a Beatle”…and that at least got the all thinking about it for sure. Reply Brian Monday 14 October 2013 On the one hand, one can be surprised that the final Beatle concert did not sell-out…on the other hand, consider lousy weather, crummy sound system, and the Fab Four performing an 11 song set, I’d say those not attending did not miss much, outside of the historic significance. Reply Steven Friday 27 December 2013 Seems hard to believe that a Beatles concert couldn’t come close to a sell-out, no matter how bad the venue is. Was the promoter (Tempo Productions) a minor company? Or was the concert not promoted well enough in advance to allow for more tickets to be sold? Imagine if Bill Graham had promoted The Beatles. A concert like that would’ve sold out very quickly!

Reply Arthur Silva Friday 2 May 2014 I was 10, My aunt and uncle was leaving for London, mom and dad said my brother and I where going to the airport to say good by, Did not want to go but this is my story, Arrived there to see all these girls screaming, we where following our parents to an area of the airport that was under construction, all first class passengers where there, My aunt and uncle and yes George, Paul, John and Ringo, I wonder if they remember me or even this requirement due to the crowded airport, yes I was the last to see this group together in this country. P.S. Uncle and aunt said they where 4 of the rudest bastards they ever met. (Remember they spent the flight time between states and London together, They where Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hickey) Should would like to shake Paul’s hand as the last to say good by in 1966.

Back then the older people didn’t like long hair or load music, and 4 young men who had fame felt they could say and do anything of course, FAME and YOUTH, even today, can cause trouble along with lack of respect for others, as we have seen. P.S. Broke my first ankle wearing Beatle Boots…….Remember…….. Reply Susan Friday 11 July 2014 I was at that concert too – 11 years old. My father took me and my friend (who got lost in the crowd!) I remember the roar of the crowd, the excitement, the anticipation, wondering when the Beatles were going to come out on the field, and the decoy car that drove around and around on the field–everyone thought the Beatles were going to jump out of the car, and of course they didn’t. The screaming was so loud we couldn’t hear a thing but it didn’t matter. I was madly in love with George at that time. Even seeing the band from a distance was thrilling. I’ll always love my dad for taking me to that concert. Reply John Tuesday 5 August 2014 I was there.

Fifteen years old…on my first date with a girl named Cheri. My Parents drove us. I still have the ticket stub & the memories. I even stole a kiss off my date. Years later in 1969, I was in London & made my way to EMI Studios where The Beatles recorded….right on the blvd. Abbey Road. I ended up meeting Paul, George,Ringo & their producer George Martin. I was eighteen… and have to admit…quite a thrill. I remember where I was & the exact moment when I heard The Beatles from a little hand held transistor radio for the first time. Reply DanC Saturday 9 August 2014 You are thinking of the Cow Palace as being in Daly City, which it is. Candlestick Park/Point is within the Bayview District of the City of San Francisco. Reply Gus from Pacifica Friday 15 August 2014 Read recently that the playlist for ’66 Tour didn’t include any songs from the 2 latest LPs (Revolver, Rubber Soul), being so studio- production oriented, versus the lame concert venue PA systems of the time.

Not to mention audience expectations being 3-4 years behind the reality of the Beatle’s (& George Martin / Geoff Emerick’s) creative arc. Reply Ron Nasty Sunday 17 August 2014 According to this article there was a reason only 25,000 of the 42,500 seats were filled. I’m not sure I’ve read this before but, according to Raechel Donahue (wife of the late KYA DJ Tom Donahue, who co-managed Tempo Productions), the City of San Francisco’s Parks and Recreation Department only licensed the show for 25,000 tickets, not allowing any tickets for the bleachers to be sold. Provided her memory is right, despite the thousands of empty seats, every ticket was sold. I wonder whether this explains some of the seemingly low attendances at some of 1966 US shows, that local authorities were limiting how many thousands of screaming girls they wanted to cope with? Reply Janet Friday 29 August 2014 I was lucky to have a good seat stage right with my two best friends (who are BTW still so) We could see thier facial expressions clearly.

The most amazing memory I have is that when Paul sang Yesterday there were only two girls screaming in the intire stadium. We could actually HEAR the music! Reply AT Press Monday 1 September 2014 I saw them earlier on the same tour, at Shea Stadium (excuse me, at Che Stadium) in NYC. Yes, the screaming girls…and boys. The Ronettes (not the Shirelles) could have headlined in New York. The Cyrkle began with the intro of “Red Rubber Ball” but turned it into their followup song, “Turn Down Day.” Of course I had no idea that it was the Beatles’ final tour. I was impressed that they attempted to tune their guitars between songs. And that they did their current single, “Paperback Writer,” despite how complex the recorded harmonies were. It’s a night I will remember forever and ever. Thanks, my Fab friends. I still squee when “Please Please Me” comes on the radio! Reply Fred Garten Monday 29 September 2014 Hey I stumbled onto this site by chance.

To see if their were any interest and value to an old Suite Case full of Teen Magazines, News Paper Clippings, Published Photo’s etc.etc. From a Teen Collector back in the Day. I am truly Blown Away about how to date So Many People are still impacted by this Event. I had a very close friend recently pass away that was at the Show. She took Very Detailed Notes and wrote a 40 page account off what took place thru her eyes. She had kept all items related to Event from Ticket Stub to the Hand Held AM Radio, Binoculars, etc. As a matter of fact I think she kept every News Article and Magazine ever produced about The Boys. My Friend went on to become a High School English Teacher for 28 years.(as well as other accomplishments ) I am wondering if their is an interest in all this paperwork or even possibly making into a short book for all to enjoy. She would have loved to be able to have shared her account and possibly impact a few people thru her eyes. Rest in Piece my Friend !

Cheers, Reply Marc Tuesday 7 October 2014 I was 12 years old when my mom got tickets for me and my 14 year old brother to go see the Beatles at Candlestick. As soon as the Beatles came out everyone stood up which left me, and all other short people, at a disadvantage. There was a young lady in front of me, about 20 years old, who jumped and screamed for the whole show and she would occasionally turn and apologize to me. Finally a guy behind me grabbed me under the arm pits and hoisted me up so my feet were on the back of my seat. I could see the Beatles. It truly was a crazy day. Reply John Sharkey Sunday 15 March 2015 I was there at Candlestick Park on Monday, August 29, 1966 for both shows by the Beatles. I had also been at the two previous shows when the Beatles played the Cow Palace. I was on John’s side of the stage about 20-30 yards back and I could see and hear everything perfectly.

What amazed me, besides the hysterics of it all, was the fact that all the house lights were on and you could look around and see everyone. It’s no wonder the people behind couldn’t hear anything except the screaming, but for myself, being up-close was a big help. (I also remember some guy who came from the audience from behind the stage who got onto the stage and stole John’s cap right off his head. What a despicable person!) The set-up was quite different at Candlestick Park. Although they had a better PA than at the Cow Palace still they were quite far from the audience. It simply wasn’t possible for anyone in the audience to throw anything at them and hit their mark, they were too far away. On Monday, May 30, 1966 Paperback Writer/Rain was released and as the musical arranger and one of the lead singers for the Syndicate of Sound we taped the songs that afternoon and learned how to play them both so I was quite familiar with the chord progressions, the harmonies, etc. That evening of May 30th we appeared with the Charlatans and the headliners ‘The Lovin’ Spoonful’ at the Greek Amphitheatre (UC Berkeley).

We performed both Paperback Writer & Rain along with other songs, including our hit, ‘Little Girl’. When the Beatles played Paperback Writer on Aug. 29th they did not do the same three part harmony opening which they sang on the record. It was close but… I was shocked they did not do the identical version. After the second show I drove over to the airport where their private plane was sitting on the tarmac and waved to them as they climbed the stairs, turned around and waved back at those of us who were lucky enough to be there to say good-bye. I feel extremely lucky to have been to four (4) live performances by the Beatles. It was an experience I shall never forget. Oh, and BTW, the Grateful Dead were in the audience at Candlestick Park too.

John Sharkey 03152015 The Beatles: The 5 most pivotal moments in their career - AXS The Beatles: The 5 most pivotal moments in their career By: Bill Craig AXS Contributor Nov 19, 2015 189 189 16541761 6 y2015m11d19 70450 youtube.com The Beatles were arguably the most successful and influential act of the 20th century. Although they technically only existed as a recording act for a mere 8 years, they changed the face of popular music, the entertainment industry and pop culture. In that short time period, it could be said that they had any number of pivotal moments, but this is a list of five undeniably significant events. There could never have been the musical phenomenon that we came to know as The Beatles, if on July 6, 1957, Paul McCartney had not attended an afternoon performance by John Lennon's six-piece group The Quarrymen in the garden of Liverpool’s St Peter’s Church.

The meeting of these two teenagers set the stage for a musical and songwriting partnership that would result in some of the best rock and pop material for a band that would become iconic. In November, 1961 Liverpool businessman and entrepreneur Brian Epstein made his way into the 'cellar-full of noise' that was The Cavern Club and got his first look and listen to the band that was already calling itself The Beatles. He offered to represent them and along the way cleaned up their image and stage manners, and the rest became history... In May 1962, George Martin , head of EMI's Parlophone label signed the Beatles.This was after Decca Records famously turned down the band, much to their eternal regret. Martin's production on virtually all The Beatles recordings (all but the Let it Be sessions) was the equivalent of a 4th creative band member in the studio. Sunday, February 9, 1964- The Beatles first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" was America's primary first introduction to the group, although "The Jack Parr Show" had aired a clip of The Beatles the previous month, but with much less viewership or impact.

It is estimated that 73 million Americans tuned in to the broadcast. The country from that night on was in the full throes of Beatlemania. The Beatles' last official live concert appearance took place on August, 29th 1966 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California. By the time of that final show the group had burned themselves out with extensive touring and had begun to make studio recordings that could not be replicated live with the technological limitations of the time period. They did play live together in a public place one more time, in an unannounced January, 1969 rooftop (The Apple Records Building in London) performance, filmed as a segment for the final Beatles film "Let It Be." In September 1969, John Lennon unofficially let his bandmates know that he was leaving The Beatles, but there was no public announcement at that time. In the spring of 1970 at the dawn of the new decade, Paul McCartney announced on April 10th, that he was quitting the Beatles . For various theorized reasons, at the time and after the fact, this date can be cited as the end of the band.

Question: Whose final live concert took place on 29th August 1969 Candlestick Park in San Francisco?
Answer: THE BEATLES